Goose Island Beer Company Gillian

Gillian
(has 3 batches)

 

Goose Island Beer Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸

  Farmhouse - Sour Saison Rotating Out of Production
Score
7.57
ABV: 8.9% IBU: 20 Ticks (all batches): 91
Ale with Strawberries, Honey, and White Pepper Aged in Wine Barrels

Inspired by an amuse bouche often prepared by the wife of one of our brewers, Scully brings white pepper, strawberry, and honey to a harmonious blend of “mouth amusement”. The ingredients are added at different stages to a Saison, and fermented with a normal Belgian yeast as well as a Champagne yeast.

Admin Note: Formerly known as "Scully"
 

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7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 9
Pours fuzzy yellow no head Smell is sour and funk Tart taste . Very much dough . Some fruits ( red fruit ) . Metallic in the back
Tried on 19 Dec 2013 at 03:56

8.4/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle shared by Jeff. This is one of the better examples of an American sour, and in particular from the midwest. Bright yellow color. I pick up a little pepper. It is sour, and again, particularly sour for an American, almost getting into lambic territory. Lots of yeast in the aroma.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Dec 2013 at 21:24

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours orange gold with white head. Fizzy carbonation. Nose and taste of strawberry, oak, white wine, honey and light pepper spice. Some lemongrass and fruity yeast. Mildly acidic. Medium body. Nice beer but not worth the price.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Dec 2013 at 12:42

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
750ml bottle pours a very hazy, translucent orange with some wispy white head. Nose of band aid, peppercorns, grapefruit, vinous. Flavor has lots of pink and white peppercorns, grapefruit, juice, some candy, lemon, mild funk, white grape. Peppery finish.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Nov 2013 at 12:51

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle at Smoke and Barrel in DC. Poured a nice hazy yellow color, some light haze to it, with a nice white head. Aroma was notes of light, sweet strawberries, some tart notes, with a touch of fizzy yeast character. Flavor was nice, light tart strawberries, some light dry saison spice notes. Pretty dry finish, enjoyable.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Nov 2013 at 08:40

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
On tap at WTF and bottle at home. Pours with a hazy golden hue with a fading white head. Huge strawberry, funk, jammy bready and white pepper aroma. Lactic, oak, white wine. Flavors are jammy intensely good strawberry. White wine, funk, white pepper. Mild lactic, mild breadlines. Very easy to drink. Lively carb.
Tried from Draft on 07 Nov 2013 at 19:20

7.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle sample. Cloudy pale yellow color, pretty much flat. Aroma of dusty perfume, white pepper, subtle rhubarb. Taste is softly sour peac, berry, straw, hay. Dry finish. Very nice.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Oct 2013 at 14:12

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Questionably small "10oz" pour at Dexters. Hazy yellow tan body. Sweet aroma, mild strawberry lemon lime, barnyard. A pretty solid offering, delicate and true to style, but with the added complexities of the strawberry. Delicate, creamy, puffy body. Some honey booze tones, but very drinkable. Refreishing fresh, light strawberry tones. One of the best strawberry beers Ive had.
Tried on 13 Apr 2013 at 21:06

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Writing up more notes from the August 2011 Midwest Brewers Fest. Some strawberry juice in the nose and color of my taster glass. Also some Belgian spiciness. Once the foam settles, I get a somewhat cloudy Belgian pale color. Taste is just slightly tart. This is the pour that kicked the keg, so I’m sure the carbonation is more than it was made for. Belgian pale malt taste. Not a lot of bitterness besides. Pretty easy drinking. Alcohol content was wqell hidden.
Tried on 16 Aug 2012 at 21:52

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Gabf. Hazy, light yellow appearance with a white head. Light proper, quite strong strawberry, yeasty aroma. Peppery, strong fresh strawberry, sweet yeasty flavor.
Tried on 01 Oct 2011 at 20:05